4th Biannual CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Session 

CDC Roybal Campus, Building 19, Room B3 

Thursday, January 28, 2010 

8:00 - 8:20 Opening Blessing/Welcome 

Moderator: CAPT Pelagie ‘Mike’ Snesrud, Senior Tribal Liaison for Policy and Evaluation 

Introductions: 

Moderator: Ms. Donna Garland, Acting Associate Director for Communications 

 CDC Tribal Consultation Advisory Committee (TCAC) members 

 Elected American Indian/Alaska Native tribal leaders 

 National tribal organizations 

 CDC leadership and program staff 

 Special guests 

 Introduction of Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director, CDC 

8:20 - 8:30 CDC Director’s Opening Remarks 

8:30 -10:00 Tribal Testimonies to Dr. Frieden and Executive Leadership 

Moderator: Ms. Kathy Hughes, Vice Chairwoman, Oneida Business Committee and CoChair, CDC TCAC 

Designated Speakers: 

 Mr. Chester Antone, Tohono O’odham Legislative Councilman and TCAC Co-Chair 

 Mr. Derek Valdo, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Southwest Area, 

Pueblo of Acoma 

 TBD, National Indian Health Board 

10:00-10:15 Open Discussion/CDC Response 

Moderator: Dr. Ralph Bryan, Senior Tribal Liaison for Science and Public Health 

10:15 -10:30 BREAK 

10:30 -11:30 Open Tribal Testimony/Discussion 

Moderators: Ms. Kathy Hughes, Vice Chairwoman, Oneida Business Committee and CoChair, CDC TCAC; CAPT Pelagie ‘Mike’ Snesrud, Senior Tribal Liaison for Policy and 

Evaluation 

Tribal leaders are invited to provide testimony, make commentary, or ask questions regarding 

public health priorities in their communities. 

11:30 -12:00 CDC Budget and AI/AN Resource Allocations 

Mr. Rob Curlee, Deputy Director, Financial Management Office 

12:00 -1:00 Lunch On-site (Box lunches will be provided for tribal leaders and tribal 

participant. They will be available for purchase by CDC and other federal staff). 

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1:00 -2:00 

2:00 -3:00 

3:00 -3:15 

3:15 -4:15 

2009 H1N1 Influenza – Lessons from Indian Country 

Moderators: Mr. Chester Antone, Tohono O’odham Legislative Councilman and Co-Chair, 

CDC TCAC; Dr. Ralph Bryan, Senior Tribal Liaison for Science and Public Health 

Tribal Speakers: 

 TBD 

 TBD 

 TBD 

CDC Responders: 

 Dr. Steve Redd, Director, Influenza Coordination Unit 

 Dr. Jay Butler, Director, 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Task Force 

 Ms. Christine Kosmos, Director, Division of State and Local Readiness 

Chronic Disease and Environmental Health Topics – Suggest focusing this hour on 

Nutrition (covers diabetes, obesity, heart disease, food safety, environmental contaminants, 

and pre-natal health) and Tobacco-related Health Concerns (covers cancer, asthma, 

second hand/environmental smoke, chronic lung disease) 

Moderators: JT Petherick, Health Legislative Officer, Cherokee Nation; Nick Burton, Public 

Health Analyst, OD/National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

(NCCDPHP) 

Tribal Speakers: 

 Ms. Kathy Hughes, Vice Chairwoman, Oneida Business Committee and Co-Chair 

 TBD 

 TBD 

CDC Respondents: 

 Dr. Wayne Giles, Acting Deputy Director, National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) 

 Dr. William Dietz, Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, 

NCCDPHP 

 Ms. Dana Shelton, Acting Director, Office on Smoking and Health, NCCDPHP 

 Dr. Tom Sinks, Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for 

Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) 

BREAK 

Injuries, Suicide, and Youth/Family/Intimate Partner Violence 

 Moderators: Mr. Joe Finkbonner, Executive Director, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health 

Board and CDR Holly Billie, Senior Injury Prevention Specialist, National Center for Injury 

Prevention and Control (NCIPC). 

Tribal Speakers: 

 TBD 

 TBD 

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 TBD 

CDC Respondents: 

 Dr. Mick Ballesteros, Associate Director for Science, NCIPC 

 Dr. Alex Crosby, Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), Epidemiologist, NCIPC 

4:15- 4:45 Open Tribal Testimony/Discussion 

Moderators: Ms. Kathy Hughes, Vice Chairwoman, Oneida Business Committee and CoChair, CDC TCAC; CAPT Pelagie ‘Mike’ Snesrud, Senior Tribal Liaison for Policy and 

Evaluation 

Tribal leaders are again invited to provide testimony, make commentary, or ask questions 

regarding public health priorities in their communities. 

4:45 -5:00 Consultation Summarization and Next Steps 

 Mr. Derek Valdo, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Southwest Area, 

Pueblo of Acoma 

 Dr. Ileana Arias, Principal Deputy Director, CDC 

5:00 Closing/Adjournment 

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